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The Tigers, after clinging to a 3-1 lead, broke the game apart with four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the White Sox, 7-1. Aurelio Rodriguez had the big blow of the frame, knocking in three runs with a bases-loaded double. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 1Game Played on Saturday, May 8, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumWhite Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Tigers 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 x - 7 10 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .172 LeFlore cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .358 Bradford ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Garr cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Horton dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .373 Orta 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .308 Staub rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .349 May lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .136 Thompson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .341 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .268 Downing c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Wockenfuss c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .389 Ewing dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 L. Johnson ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Sutherland 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .235 Brohamer 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .234 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Laxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .233 B. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 1 4 5 Totals 32 7 10 6 2 2 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 11,802 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Tigers 4 DP: White Sox 2, Tigers 1 Errors: Dent Doubles: Orta (4), Rodriguez (5) Triples: Sutherland (1) Stolen Bases: Johnson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Staub (2) GIDP: Orta (4), Staub (5), Johnson (4) Hit by Pitch: Brohamer (1,by Laxton) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA B. Johnson L(1-3) 7.2 8 6 5 2 2 0 32 9.95 Carroll 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.79 Totals 8 10 7 6 2 2 0 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle W(2-0) 5 5 1 1 3 2 0 22 3.24 Laxton SV(2) 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 15 1.80 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 5 0 37 Passed Balls: Wockenfuss (1) Hit by Pitch: Laxton (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta singled to right; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled to right; Johnson stole second; Horton singled to shortstop [Johnson to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored]; Thompson singled to right [Horton to third, Thompson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Downing grounded out (second to first); Ewing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to right; Sutherland was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer singled to center; Dent singled to left [Brohamer to second]; Kelly struck out; Garr made an out to shortstop; Orta doubled to right [Brohamer scored, Dent to third]; May walked; Spencer flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to center; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first) [LeFlore to second]; Horton singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing walked; Ewing grounded out (pitcher to first) [Downing to second]; Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly struck out; Garr singled to right; Orta grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Sutherland tripled to right; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Johnson reached on an error by Dent [Sutherland scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Horton flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: May walked; LAXTON REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Spencer walked [May to second]; Downing struck out; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR EWING; L. Johnson flied out to right; Brohamer was hit by a pitch [May to third, Spencer to second]; Dent forced Brohamer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson flied out to left; Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: BRADFORD BATTED FOR KELLY; Bradford flied out to center; Garr flied out to left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer flied out to right; Sutherland made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer flied out to left; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore singled; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Horton walked; Staub singled to right [Horton to second]; Thompson walked [Horton to third, Staub to second]; CARROLL REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rodriguez doubled to center [Horton scored, Staub scored, Thompson scored]; Wockenfuss singled to center [Rodriguez scored]; Veryzer forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7. WHITE SOX 9TH: L. Johnson popped to first in foul territory; STEIN BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Stein grounded out (third to first); Dent singled to center; Wockenfuss allowed a passed ball [Dent to second]; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7. |
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